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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed that his country would bear the cost of postponing the Olympics, estimated to be around $ 3 billion (£ 2.41 billion), in line with the existing contract, the agency said. Kyodo News, quoting the International Olympic Committee.
FILE PHOTO: A passerby wearing a protective face mask after an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walks past a screen displaying logos of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, March 19 2020. REUTERS / Issei Kato
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed that his country would bear the cost of postponing the Olympics – estimated at around $ 3 billion (£ 2.41 billion) – in line with the existing contract, the Kyodo news agency, citing the International Olympic Committee. .
Kyodo said the Swiss-based IOC made the disclosure on Monday.
(Report by Chang-Ran Kim; Chris Gallagher Edition)
